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Fire crews extingush 2-alarm fire at Avenue E commercial building
Hopkinton firefighters teamed up with mutual aid partners from multiple towns to extinguish a two-alarm fire in a Hopkinton commercial building Sunday afternoon. According to a press release from the Hopkinton Fire Department, crews were dispatched to 8-18 Avenue E —...
Historical Society identifies slave from Hopkinton who enlisted during American Revolution
Understanding Hopkinton’s role in events like the American Revolution is an ongoing project, and the discovery of a slave from town enlisting to fight in the war is broadening the picture. Recent research undertaken by the Hopkinton Historical Society has revealed the...
Police: Failure to stop at stop sign leads to 2-car crash with apparent injuries Wednesday morning
The Hopkinton Fire Department extricated the trapped driver of a Chevrolet Equinox on Wednesday morning after the car apparently failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of School Street and West Elm Street, resulting in a two-car collision with suspected...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 3 edition
ARRESTS August 27 2:09 p.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officers Kyle Quinzani and Nicholas Walker arrested a 70-year-old from Framingham and charged him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor...
Golden Pond resident tries to save injured goose caught in fishing wire
A concerned resident of The Communities at Golden Pond has tried to facilitate the rescue of a goose that had been trapped in fishing wire in neighboring Ice House Pond over Labor Day weekend. By late Tuesday afternoon, the goose freed itself, but not without...
New owners to take over Hillers Pizza location
A new restaurant with new owners will take the place of Hillers Pizza, according to the landlord. Hillers Pizza closed permanently on Monday, with a sign on its door noting that a business called "Crust & Co. Pizza & More" is set to take over the space at 77...
Hillers Pizza closes suddenly, new restaurant to take its place
Hillers Pizza, which has been shrouded in controversy since June, when owner Peter Sismanis was convicted of indecent assault and battery for hugging and kissing a 16-year-old female employee in the restaurant’s basement and sentenced to prison, apparently has closed...
Real Estate Transactions, Sept. 1 edition
Photos: Hopkinton Drug demolition, Day 2
The clearing of the Hopkinton Drug site continued Thursday. After the south-facing wall fell onto the sidewalk and spilled onto Main Street on Wednesday afternoon, workers reinstalled the fencing and organized the debris into a large pile toward the center of the lot.
Select Board sets hearing on Hillers Pizza license for Thursday
The Select Board will hold a public hearing next Thursday (Sept. 4) to consider its options regarding the common victualer's license for Hillers Pizza. The board is set to meet at the Hopkinton High School auditorium at 6 p.m. to review the issue before the public....
Wall of Hopkinton Drug building collapses onto Main Street
The collapse of a wall of the former Hopkinton Drug building onto Main Street during demolition Wednesday afternoon resulted in a disruption of traffic but no injuries. Hopkinton Police received a 911 call at 2:43 p.m. that the south-facing wall of Hopkinton Drug fell...
Photos: Demolition of Hopkinton Drug begins
Demolition began Wednesday morning on the former Hopkinton Drug building at the corner of Main Street and Cedar Street. Boston-based Parsons Commercial Group, along with Brendon Properties, is redeveloping the property into a multifamily mixed-use development. The...
Arrests/Police Log, Aug. 27 edition
ARRESTS August 24 12:37 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street, and Officers Eva Cann and Kyle Quinzani responded as backup. A 50-year-old from Framingham was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation, OUI liquor and...
EDAB holds initial meeting, talks priorities
The Economic Development Advisory Board met for the first time Tuesday night and discussed some of its key goals. The seven-member Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) originally was proposed by Select Board vice chair Shahidul Mannan as a means to brainstorm...
Finance Department explains dormant town accounts appearing on state website
A state website seeking to return unclaimed property or money to its owners has identified 10 dormant accounts under the name of “Town of Hopkinton OBRA.” Findmassmoney.gov is under the purview of the Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of the State Treasurer...
Real Estate Transactions, Aug. 25 edition
HPD: ‘Well-being search’ in woods near Wilson Street uncovers no leads
The Hopkinton Police Department searched the woods near Wilson Street on Friday evening as part of a “well-being search” but was unable to find anyone, according to the police chief. In a text to the Independent on Friday night, HPD Chief Joseph Bennett reported that...
Trails Committee focuses on organizing priorities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBlkqIIHNPM&ab_channel=HCAM The Trails Committee at its meeting Wednesday night discussed how it wants to prioritize its goals and addressed an unintentional Open Meeting Law violation that occurred at the July 16 meeting. Vice...
WSAB talks wellhead protection, PFAS concerns
The Water & Sewer Advisory Board on Wednesday discussed the town’s efforts to address concerns previously raised by a local water expert about salt potentially impacting the water supply. Ken Weismantel, a member of the state’s Water Resources Commission (WRC),...
